Sri Ramakrishna Sharadashrama, in Kodagu District of Karnataka, set amidst nature’s lap, in the lush, green and serene surroundings of Ponnampet, has been a source of spiritual succour and social reform

ever since its inception in the year 1927. The Ashram, which has been sanctified by the presence of one of India’s greatest souls, Mahatma Gandhiji and Acharya Vinobha Bhave, amongst a host of other luminaries down the years, is a perfect example of social upliftment being achieved with spiritual, moral and ethical virtues at its core, as envisioned by Swami Vivekananda, the torch bearer of Sri Ramakrishna’s spiritual renaissance movement.

The Ashram, with its rich history behind it, saw another milestone being reached when the Universal Temple was consecrated in the year 2009. The Universal Temple is dedicated to Sri Ramakrishna, the revered God realized saint of modern day India. Sri Sharada Devi, who was the Spiritual consort of Sri Ramakrishna and.....